In a license agreement of the kind discussed here, the developer will retain copyright ownership, but it may be asked to cede to the publisher the trademarks in the game.

• 如果发行商否定了开发商某阶段的工作成果，开发商唯有返工，这将令项目的实际进度落后于最初制定的时间表，从而影响开发商预付款的到位情况。